Philadelphia mayor’s video mistaken for Harris VP pick leak creates brief ‘firestorm’

Hullabaloo over clip posted by Cherelle L Parker dispersed when it emerged it was in support of Josh Shapiro and not an announcement

A political and media firestorm" broke out briefly in Philadelphia on Friday over whether the city's mayor had published a tweet and video mistakenly revealing that Josh Shapiro, the governor of Pennsylvania, was Kamala Harris's eagerly awaited vice-presidential pick.

Heralding a scoop", Ernest Owens, a reporter for outlets including Philadelphia Magazine, said: Philly political sources have told me that a staffer connected with Mayor Cherelle Parker's team accidentally posted the video today.